Two dominant backs in Jayton Epperson and Britton Bellah are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Gold-Burg Bears will take on the Woodson Cowboys at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Gold-Burg's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last eight matchups.
Two weeks ago, Gold-Burg was fully in charge, breezing past Fannindel 70-25. Considering the Bears have won six contests by more than 24 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Epperson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 254 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also picking up 57 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Paul Jones was another key player, rushing for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
Gold-Burg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 436 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 267 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
Gold-Burg didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jones and Epperson.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Woodson's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They had to suffer through a 64-14 loss at the hands of Strawn. While losing is never fun, the Cowboys can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 28th).
Despite the defeat, Woodson saw an underclassman step up: freshman Gunner Oliver threw for 173 yards and two touchdowns.
Gold-Burg is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 44.7 points. As for Woodson, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
Everything came up roses for Gold-Burg against Woodson in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, as the squad secured a 61-16 victory. Will Gold-Burg repeat their success, or does Woodson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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